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[Wolf]

There are some reports of the tribal land owners plan on breaking ground for Akimel 7 by end of the year.

Plus the lease for Rising FC playing on the property is up next year. The team tweeted while back ago, which I can't currently find the tweet. Basically saying this might be the last year on the property.

 

[Channel98]

Last year I posted several obituaries of architects. I missed one and nobody told me. I know, I know, nobody wants to encourage me. Anyway, Italian architect Cristiano Toraldo di Francia died on July 30. He was a co-founder of the avant-garde architecture firm Superstudio. The other co-founder, Adolfo Natalini, died today. (I think his name sounds like one of Chico Marx's movie characters. At'sa good, eh?)

Adolfo Natalini of Superstudio dies at 78

Adolfo Natalini, one of two founding members of the Italian avant-garde architecture firm Superstudio, died today at the age of 78 in Florence, Italy.

archpaper.com

 

[HecticArt]

That portrait of him is awesome. How can he look so pissed off when he’s wearing a suit that cool?

He’s someone that I’m familiar with his sketches, but not really his built projects. His name never stuck in my head either.

 

[Channel98]

Zane Grey was a minor-league baseball player and a dentist before becoming a writer of Western novels. I wonder which of those occupations netted him enough money to enable him to buy this 1907 Mediterranean-style mansion. But wait – there's more! Now it can be yours for only $3,995,000! Wooh!

Famed novelist Zane Grey’s Altadena estate asks $3.995 million

The historic Altadena estate of famed Western author Zane Grey is up for grabs at $3.995 million.

www.latimes.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

Looking at buildings can actually give people headaches. Here's why

Research has found that looking at urban landscapes may actually give you a headache.

www.cnn.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

This dystopian eyesore is supposed to be the new Ritz-Carlton, down the street from our hotel on Grace Bay in Providenciales (Turks & Caicos). It doesn't seem to be coming along well.

 

[HecticArt]

Looking at buildings can actually give people headaches. Here's why

Research has found that looking at urban landscapes may actually give you a headache.

www.cnn.com

When we do it right, they do!

This dystopian eyesore is supposed to be the new Ritz-Carlton, down the street from our hotel on Grace Bay in Providenciales (Turks & Caicos). It doesn't seem to be coming along well.
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I don't think they are adding on to it. I'm guessing that side doesn't have any great views from the windows.

 

[Channel98]

(Sung to the tune of Back In The Saddle Again)

Mister Hectic, here's a great deal
At eight million, it's really a steal
It is far from tawdry
It was owned by Gene Autry
You'd be back in the saddle for real

'Rancho Autry,' crooner's former Palm Springs estate, lists for $8.25 million

In the Palm Springs neighborhood of Old Las Palmas, the former estate of cowboy singer-actor Gene Autry is on the market for $8.25 million.

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

All things considered, it ain't that bad. The outside is pretty nice. Some of the interiors are rather dated, but that's an easy fix.

 

[Aaron]

The master bathroom looks to be about as big as my house!

Nice place.

 

[Wolf]

This is some sad news. Frank Lloyd Wright house Taliesin West is also known as a architecture school is closing.

Arizona architecture school founded by Frank Lloyd Wright to close

 

[HecticArt]

This is some sad news. Frank Lloyd Wright house Taliesin West is also known as a architecture school is closing.

Arizona architecture school founded by Frank Lloyd Wright to close

Second.

 

[Channel98]

"Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Bezos.
Why, he just paid several million pesos
To buy an estate in the Hills of Bever-leeee.
Let's hope it ain't community proper-teeee.
Someone will want half.
MacKenzie, that is.
The ex-wife.
She might come back now, y'hear?"

WSJ News Exclusive | Jeff Bezos Buys David Geffen’s Los Angeles Mansion for a Record $165 Million

The media mogul bought the Beverly Hills property, which was built in the 1930s for Jack Warner, for $47.5 million in 1990.

www.wsj.com

 

[HecticArt]

Boring.
He could have gotten something much more interesting.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Has the wooden skyscraper revolution finally arrived?

Wooden skyscrapers -- sometimes dubbed "plyscrapers" -- were once the preserve of conceptual designers. But they are quickly becoming a reality. Find out why.

www.cnn.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Has the wooden skyscraper revolution finally arrived?

Wooden skyscrapers -- sometimes dubbed "plyscrapers" -- were once the preserve of conceptual designers. But they are quickly becoming a reality. Find out why.

www.cnn.com

Nice big fire stick.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Nice big fire stick.

When Hectic chimes in, he'll say otherwise.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

When Hectic chimes in, he'll say otherwise.

Wood burns. Quite nicely.

 

[HecticArt]

When Hectic chimes in, he'll say otherwise.

Otherwise.

Wood burns. Quite nicely.

Sorta yes, sorta no.
Steel loses it's strength at lower temperatures that wood. Wood perform very well in fires when it's larger dimensions.
While wood will start to burn, it forms a layer of charcoal that kind of protects it from completely burning too quickly.
This picture shows a burned down building where the wood survived better than the steel did.

Wood, especially with a proper sprinkler system, should be a great option for structural systems in tall buildings.

That said, I'm happy to let someone else build them for a while to see how they work out over time.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I remember having this conversation when I was building my post & beam home.